Analysis of the role of HP0208, a phase-variable open reading frame, and its homologues HP1416 and HP0159 in the biosynthesis of Helicobacter pylori lipopolysaccharide

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 697-706

  Langdon, Rebecca ^a,b   Craig, Jane E ^a   Goldrick, Marie ^a   Houldsworth, Rebecca ^a   High, Nicola J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1,2 GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE; BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOSYNTHESIS; BLOOD GROUP LEWIS SYSTEM; GENE EXPRESSION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HP0159 GENE; HP0208 GENE; HP1416 GENE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TANDEM REPEAT; WAAJ GENE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; OPEN READING FRAMES;

EID: 23744511679     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.45842-0     Document Type: Article

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